Honey gate



june 2, i936. E, FAHLBECK 2,042,772

HONEY GATE Filed Feb. 14, 1935 I nventor Patented June 2, 1936 UNITED STATES yPrfraa'r rines 4 Claims.

My invention relates to an improvement in closures for receptacles and in particular to closures for receptacles adapted to contain honey, corn syrup, motor oil, or other heavy-bodied or viscous liquids.

It has been ascertained in the pouring operation of viscous liquids from a large container to several smaller containers that much of the liquid is wasted in the form of drippings along the side of the container, when the large container is righted from a tilted or pouring position.

I overcome the foregoing disadvantage by attaining the principal object of my invention in providing a sharp cut-off closure for containers holding viscous liquids.

Another object is to may be easily fitted tacle.

A further object is to provide a closure which may be inexpensively manufactured and which is efficient in operation.

Other objects of this invention will be apparent from the following description thereof, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, Whereinz Figure 1 is a top plan view of the closure as applied to a receptacle, the top portion of the closure being partly broken away to show a pouring spout.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Figure 1, the parts being inverted.

Figure 3 is a detailed sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 2.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, 4 and 5 each designate steel plates which are ground smoothly to provide tight Contact surfaces.

The lower plate Il is provided with an extension 6 and an opening 'I cut in the body of the plate, which opening is dened by the rim 8. The outer periphery of this rim is soldered or welded to the top portion of the inner periphery of a conventional screw cap for tin receptacles. This cap is larger in diameter than the opening 1 in the plate 4, and has an opening in the cap top which is equal to the diameter of the opening 'I. Itis apparent from this union of the cap and plate with aligned openings that this part of my improved closure is adapted to be screwed on the neck 9 of a conventional tin receptacle I0.

The cap has its neck II slit as at I2 to permit the cap to accommodate various sizes of containers; and projections I3 are provided which accommodate the adjustable screw and nut to clamp provide a closure which on any conventional recepthe neck of the cap tightly about the neck of the container.

The upper plate 5 forms a removable cover for the opening 'i in the lower plate 4 by having its extension I4 pivoted to the extension 6. The pivot consists of a screw 5 which passes through both extensions, and is provided with a washer I6, which is locked in place by the spring I1 and the wing nut I8, to insure a close connection between the upper plate 5 and the rim of the lower plate 4. This upper plate is provided at its end opposite to the extension I 4 with a handle ZIJ, which is adapted to be grasped to swing the closure 5 to an open or shut position.

Mounted on the lower plate at the end opposite the 'extension 6 is a stop 2l, which so limits the pivotal movement of the upper plate 5 that the said upper plate forms a tight closure for the aligned openings of the cap and lower plate.

A portion of the inner periphery of the rim of the lower plate 4 is cut away, as at 22, to form a groove, which constitutes a channel by which the flow of the liquid is concentrated when being poured from the container.

In order to insure a. tight connection between the cap portion of the closure and the neck of the container, one or more rings 23, of cork, rubber or other material, are positioned on the underside of the cap top. The extension I 4 is cut away as at 24 to form a clearance between the u extensions 6 and I4 to facilitate the opening and closing of the closed plate 5.

In operation, the lower plate 4, after the conventional cap has been welded thereto, is pivotally connected to the plate 5, which forms a cover for the openings formed in the cap and lower plate. This device is adapted to be screwed on the neck of a conventional tin receptacle, and constitutes for the same, a closure. When the contents of the receptacle are to be poured into several smaller receptacles, the ow of the liquid can be immediately stopped, after the filling of each receptacle, by the pivotal movement of the upper plate 5, which closes the opening l, thereby eliminating the drippings caused by the necessity of righting the receptacle from a tilted or pouring position when each smaller receptacle is filled.

Although I have herein described the preferred form of my invention, it is nevertheless to be understood that various changes may be made therein, especially within the details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts, within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed isz- 1. A closure for receptacles comprising a lower plate having an opening therein, a screw thread- Yed neck surrounding said opening and connected to said lower plate to receive the neck of a receptacle, adjustable means on said screW threaded neck to permit accommodation of various sizes of receptacles, and an upper plate pivotally connected to the lower plate to form a closure for the opening in said lower plate.

V2. A closure for receptacles containing viscous liquids comprising a lower plate having an open-- ing therein, a screw-threaded neck surrounding said opening and connected to said lower plate to receive the neck of a receptacle, an upper plate detachably pivoted to said lower plate to form a closure for said opening, and provided with a recess to form a clearance between the upper and lower plates to facilitate the pivotal action of the upper plate, and means for insuring a tight connection between the upper plate and the rim of the lower plate surrounding the opening, whereby the flow of viscous liquid can be sharply cut oil.

3. A closure for receptacles comprisingl upper and lower plates, the lower plate having an opening therein, a screw-threaded neck sur-- rounding said opening and connected to said lower plate to receive the neck of a receptacle, a pivot connecting the lower plate with the upper plate which forms a cover for said opening, and means on said pivot to adjustably retain a tight connection between the upper plate and the rim of the lower plate surrounding the opening, whereby the flow of viscous liquid can be sharply cut 01T. Y

4. In combination, a lower plate having an opening therein, a screw-capattached to said lower plate and having in its top an opening registering with the rst named opening, a receptacle for containing viscous liquid, said receptacle detachably secured to the screw-cap, an upper plate detachably pivoted to the lower plate to form a cover for the receptacle, and means for adjustably securing a tight connection between the upper plate and the rim of the lower plate surrounding the opening in the cap top, whereby the flow of viscous liquid can be sharply cut off.

ERNEST FAHLBECK. 25 

